Thursday, August 21, 2025 |
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TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS |
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JD Vance tried to push back against claims that militarization of D.C. is a "power-grab." He failed in important ways. |
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| In the wake of a deadly CDC shooting, officials want RFK Jr to "stop spreading inaccurate health information." It's tough to be optimistic about this. |
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In the wake of a deadly CDC shooting, officials want RFK Jr to "stop spreading inaccurate health information." It's tough to be optimistic about this. |
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| Donald Trump threatened to impose "harsh measures" on Colorado unless it agrees to free Tina Peters. Even by 2025 standards, this really isn't normal. |
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Donald Trump threatened to impose "harsh measures" on Colorado unless it agrees to free Tina Peters. Even by 2025 standards, this really isn't normal. |
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| The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" remains wildly unpopular, and if Republicans are counting on a rebrand to help them, they're likely to be disappointed. |
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The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" remains wildly unpopular, and if Republicans are counting on a rebrand to help them, they're likely to be disappointed. |
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WHAT'S ON RACHEL'S BLUESKY RADAR |
- tell me more about conservatives and big government
"The Justice Department is demanding that hospitals turn over a wide range of sensitive information related to medical care for young transgender patients, including billing documents, communication with drug manufacturers and data such as patient dates of birth, Social Security numbers and addresses, according to a copy of a subpoena made public in a court filing this week.
The June subpoena to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia requests emails, Zoom recordings, "every writing or record of whatever type" doctors have made, voicemails and text messages on encrypted platforms dating to January 2020 — before hormone therapy, puberty blockers and gender transition surgery had been banned anywhere in the United States."
(Washington Post)
- "a large portion of those comments suggested that the marshals direct their crime-fighting efforts toward Congress or the White House..."
U.S. Marshals Service, citing Trump crime plan, offers cash for tips
(Washington Post)
- "The actions add up to an unprecedented attempt by a sitting president to interfere in a critical election before it's even held, moves that have raised alarms among those concerned about the future of U.S. democracy..."
(Associated Press)
- How to Protect People During ICE Raids
more here from the bulwark: Exclusive: The Churches Fighting Back Against ICE
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(Vote Common Good)
- "Crime is lower in D.C. than it is in the Republican-led states these National Guard troops are leaving..."
(MaddowBlog)
- "We sign this declaration in our own personal capacities, on our personal time, and without the use of government equipment, as protected by our First Amendment rights..."
www.savehhs.org
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"On August 8th, 2025, a gunman fired nearly 500 bullets at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s headquarters in Atlanta, with over 180 hitting 6 buildings. This act of misinformation-fueled violence resulted in the death of a heroic police officer and terrorized public health workers nationwide.
HHS leadership and policymakers have failed to adequately respond to this attack. Therefore, current and former HHS staff have written their own response."
(Save HHS)
- "In the end, the American people also have a key role to play in pushing back against Mr. Trump's meddling. People will need the courage to go vote even in American cities that may have federal agents swarming around them. "Voter protection" in recent decades has not meant protection from government-led violence and intimidation, but it may come down to that. Democrats, Republicans and other members of the public should monitor voting procedures, as allowed by state law, to make sure that state and county election officials stand up to federal pressure and do the right thing as they conduct elections and tabulate ballots. Local civic and business leaders need to back our election administrators, who may find themselves subjected to pressures to bend or break the rules. All of this organizing needs to happen now, not next November. To keep us from sliding further into autocracy, it is civil society we must make great again."
(New York Times)
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